: Despite being the title character, Beetlejuice only appears on screen for roughly 17 minutes .
: Barbara ( Geena Davis ) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car crash while driving near their New England home.
: The original script was a dark horror film where Beetlejuice was a winged, reptilian demon. Writers were brought in later to add the film's signature absurdity and humor.
: Desperate, the Maitlands contact Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton), a crude spirit from the Neitherworld. However, Beetlejuice has his own agenda: escaping his exile by forcing Lydia into marriage. Core Cast and Characters Original Actor Spanish Dubbing (Selection) Beetlejuice Michael Keaton Barbara Maitland Geena Davis Livia Méndez Adam Maitland Alec Baldwin Lydia Deetz Winona Ryder Magdalena Parrilla Delia Deetz Catherine O'Hara Aura Rodríguez Charles Deetz Jeffrey Jones Roberto Colmenares Production and Trivia
: The "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song) dinner party sequence remains one of the most recognizable scenes in cinema history.
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: The film won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and three Saturn Awards.